Helping out

February 20, 2009

FUNDRAISERS

*Actor Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band will perform at a benefit for McHenry County PADS at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Tickets cost $40 to $75. Call 815-356-9212. Raffle tickets for a 61-inch HDTV cost $20 each or three for $50. For raffle tickets, visit www.pioneercenter.org or www.mchenrycountypads.com, or call Barb Swanson at 815-759-7144.

*The annual Venison Dinner to benefit the S. C. Chicago Kickers Soccer Club will be held at 6 p.m. March 7 in the American Aid Society of German Descendants Hall, 259 W. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. The cost is $35. Send checks payable to S.C. Chicago Kickers and phone number to: John Wine, 505 S. Western Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068. Reservations will be confirmed by phone when payment is received. No walk-ins. Visit www.chicagokickers.com.

*A benefit concert for Suzuki School of Elgin will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in First United Methodist Church, 216 E. Highland Ave., Elgin. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door for adults and $8 for students. Call 847-717-5213 or 815-557-6090.

*Lake County 4-H will present International Night at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake. "A basket raffle will benefit the University of Illinois Extension. Admission is one canned-good donation per person for the Avon Township Food Pantry. Call Vickie Brown at 847-223-8627, ext. 24 or e-mail viceez@illinois.edu.

*The first "Grens Gala" dinner-dance and auction to raise money for the fitness center sponsored by the Elk Grove High School Grenadier Athletic Boosters will be held at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 in Avalon Banquets, 1905 E. Higgins Rd., Elk Grove Village. Tickets are $40 per person or $75 per couple and include dinner, cocktails and one raffle ticket. For a registration form, visit eghs.d214.org and click on the Grens Gala link.

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